Stories

Underwater Earth and the XL Catlin Seaview Survey

By Kelsey Nowakowski October 13, 2016December 2, 2020

Making impactful, visual indicators of our changing climate isn’t an easy task. Climate change is a gradual process, so it’s difficult to visibly show people what’s happening. Our oceans are changing, but we don’t notice the centimeter waters have risen or the amount they’re acidifying. But coral bleaching and reef decline are capturable: There are […]

Agriculture show in Samoa showcases wide variety of produce

By Joshua Lafoai October 13, 2016December 2, 2020

A variety of agricultural and fisheries produce is on display at the two-day Agriculture Show in Apia. The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Laauli Leuatea Polataivao says he is proud of the large variety of produce from around the country. He says as technology changes, farmers are being challenged to be able to understand the […]

Story / Melanesia

Troubled waters ahead for Solomon Islands residents

By Priestley Habru October 13, 2016November 26, 2020

There are troubled waters ahead for a Polynesia group of people within the Melanesian country of Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. With more than half a million residents, the Solomon Islands is comprised of mostly dark-skinned Melanesian people with a smaller population of fairer skinned Micronesian and Polynesians. As many of these minority populations […]

Special Report / Micronesia

Landlocked islanders

By Krista Langois October 10, 2016December 2, 2020

The amount of water is incomprehensible. We’ve been flying for hours, and just when we’re about as far from a landmass as you can possibly get—a spot where the curving, wave-flecked Pacific Ocean stretches thousands of kilometers in every direction—an island slides into view. It’s no more than a snippet of sand and palm trees, […]